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“Alas, the one day we scheduled for filming ended up being one of the two closure days last week!” Wender wrote in an e-mail. “Marko [the reporter] and his cameraman were very eager to film in a location that would show the prepossessing nature of the UW campus to best effect. However, given the closure, we were limited to my rather unprepossessing office, and to a couple of buildings for which I have keys.”

So Wender gave UWPD a call, and through the “very kind assistance and cooperation” of Sgt. Tawan Pratt-Wieburg and Officer Ginger Banyai-Riepl, was able to arrange for Banyai-Riepl to unlock Suzzallo and stand by while the interview was filmed in the Graduate Reading Room.

“In a nutshell, the TV crew was surprised and delighted that a police department would take the time to assist as UWPD did,” Wender said. “And from my perspective, Tawan and Ginger’s kindness and flexibility demonstrated the service orientation that is the hallmark of excellent policing.”

Patricia Campbell

“The resources of Smithsonian Folkways offer documentary recordings (both audio and video) of many of the world’s musical expressions, and allow those engaged in education at any level the opportunity to understand and celebrate the many splendors of our cultural heritage–and those of others in the world,” Campbell says. “I’m honored to be a part of the archive activities, and hope for even further connections of the Folkways ‘global sounds’ to teachers and their students.”

LANDSCAPE LEADER: The UW undergraduate program in landscape architecture has been ranked fourth in the country by the Design IntelligenceSurvey of Landscape Architecture Deans and Department Heads. The magazine tallies opinions of 37 academic leaders, who assess the status and progress of their institutions and those of their peers.

Ed Lazowska

ATHLETICS & HIGHER ED: William Zumeta, professor in the Evans School of Public Affairs and the College of Education, hosted a discussion titled ”Policy Challenges in Intercollegiate Athletics: An Interview with NCAA President Mark Emmert” at a meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education Nov. 18 in Indianapolis, Ind. The session was moderated by James Soto Antony, professor of education, associate vice provost and associate dean for academic affairs for The Graduate School. The session focused on the challenges of melding academic missions with competitive athletics. Antony and Jennifer Hoffman, assistant professor in the Center for Leadership in Athletics, also cohosted a working session with the University of Georgia on Nov. 18 titled “Aligning the Study of Intercollegiate Athletics Within Higher Education Scholarship and Policy.” This first-of-its-kind meeting featured 40 scholars and NCAA staff. UW Education Professor Joe Lott and graduate student Anne Browning also participated.

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